Originally Posted by
catcher1
As a factual matter, and not subject to determination by you or anyone else, a request by a fellow traveler to borrow a pen for a few minutes, to fill out travel forms, is hardly more than "minor." You, sir, are not a gentleman in my view.
Fortunately for all, your view is not definitive.
As a factual matter, the borrowing of a very expensive, easily-damaged pen is far from a trivial matter.